http://gty.im/465681626 Barcelona defender Dani Alves is set to remain at the club as the club and his representative’s negotiate a new deal. The Brazilian defender will see his current deal at the Camp Nou expire this summer but a new deal is now likely after his agent and former wife Dinorah Santa Ana sat down with the club to discuss new terms. Links to a number of top European clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain have been maintained and it was understood that he was close to joining the latter. Contract talks between PSG and current full-back…
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http://gty.im/466447944 Chelsea are preparing a summer swoop for Real Madrid duo Gareth Bale and Raphael Varane, according to Daily Express. Welsh winger Bale has been strongly linked with a move back to the Premier League this season after some rather subdued performances which have led to numerous show of annoyance from the club’s fans. Whilst, French defender Varane has struggled to find first team football, ahead of the Sergio Ramos and Pepe. Manchester United have been linked with both, with boss Louis van Gaal keen to bolster his attacking and defensive options next season. However, it is now understood that…
http://gty.im/466578990 Arsenal are ready to make a summer bid for Inter Milan midfielder Mateo Kovacic, Football Express News understands. The 20-year-old has been strongly linked with a move to a number of European clubs in recent times with Liverpool and Manchester United linked from the Premier League. The latter had been monitoring the situation of the attacking midfielder for some-time after his role in the Inter side became questioned last season, but it is now being reported that Arsenal have joined the race and have gone as far to prepare a summer bid of £20m. The Croatian international is seen as a top…
http://gty.im/466393448 Andre Schurrle has claimed his poor fitness on Chelsea’s training methods, saying the Stamford Bridge outfit concentrate too much on tactics. The German international called time on his Chelsea career in January, signing for Bundesliga side Wolfsburg in a £27m deal, but he has since struggled to make an impact, due to his fitness. And, he has hit out at his former club for their ‘tactical’ approach to training sessions. “At top English clubs during the season, the players are hardly loaded with any training, since it’s almost all about regeneration and tactics,” the London Evening Standard quotes Schurrle…
http://gty.im/466407946 Manchester City have opened talks with the agent of Wolfsburg’s Kevin de Bruyne, according to Het Laatse Nieuws. The Belgian forward failed to earn a regular starting place at Stamford Bridge during his two-year spell at the club, but has since gone on to become one of the most in-form players in the Bundesliga, helping Wolfsburg to a good league and Europa League campaign. His performances have gained interest from a number of top European clubs, with both Manchester United and Man City keen and it is the latter who have made moves to sign the 23-year-old. According to…
http://gty.im/466622094 Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey believes that his side were confident of beating Monaco and progressing to the Champions League quarter-final stage. Arsene Wenger’s side won the second leg 2-0 at Stade Louis II but they missed out on progressing on the away goal rule. And, Welsh midfielder Ramsey believes that his side believed that they could and would go past Monaco in the competition after four years previous exiting at the same stage. Ramsey told BBC Sport:”I think so, we’ve always gone out to Bayern Munich and Barcelona at this stage. “No disrespect to Monaco, we thought we’d have…
http://gty.im/462268458 Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi rejected the chance to join Manchester United in the January transfer window. Otamendi has been in superb form of late, having produced a number of high profile performances against the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid this season. It is claimed that United were keen to make a bid in the region of £26m this summer, but reports in Spanish press claim Valencia accepted a January bid from the English club, only for the defender to reject such a move. United are also believed to be interested in Andre Gomes, who also plays for the La Liga…
http://gty.im/466619194 Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has conceded that his side lost to the better team as Monaco ended the Gunners hopes of reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey saw Arsenal needing just one goal to progress at the Stade Louis II on Tuesday night but Monaco held themselves to deny the English side and sent them crashing out at the last-16 stage for the fifth time in five years. And, Mertesacker, who played the full 90 minutes, claims that the the Ligue 1 side deserved to progress. “The best team went through. Monaco deserved…
Arsenal crashed out of the Champions League to Monaco on Tuesday evening, losing on the away goal rule. Goals from Olivier Giroud and Aaron Ramsey gave the Gunners a late hope in Monaco, but Arsene Wenger’s side were unable to find a third goal and exited the competition in the last-16 for the fifth time in five years. Despite Arsenal’s need to score first, Monaco approached the game in good spirits and Joao Moutinho linked up with Dimitar Berbatov, but the Bulgarian striker was unable to force David Ospina into a save. Wenger’s side then settled down and within 15…
View image | gettyimages.com Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has claimed his job is not on the line as his side face Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday evening. City travel to the Catalan capital looking to overcome a 2-1 defeat suffered last month and Pellegrini has been preparing under a wave of reported doubt on his future at the club. Many reports claim that the Chilean boss would be axed if City were to lose to Barca at the Camp Nou, a potential result which would follow some woeful Premier League performances. Talking to reporters, the former Real…